Energy Efficient Buildings: A case study of Saleem Arcade

Abstract

Around 90% of our modern life is spent in buildings, including homes and offices. Energy used in buildings amount for a huge percentage of a country’s total power generation. For a developing country like Pakistan it is very important to keep a good balance between energy needs of public and industrial sector. An energy inefficient building has been studied and comparative analysis has been carried out, to find out the energy consumption and the amount of energy that could be saved using different energy efficient components in modern construction. These energy efficient components include Glass glazing, Energy efficient architectural designs and cheap insulating material i-e Hempcrete. Architectural Drawings of an existing energy inefficient building were acquired. These hardcopies were redesigned on Revit. (incomplete)